diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
index ab362dc..97bd6b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build backend
         run: cargo build --release
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/readur_test
 
       - name: Build frontend
         working-directory: ./frontend
@@ -106,39 +108,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ./frontend
         run: npx playwright install --with-deps
 
-      - name: Start frontend dev server
-        working-directory: ./frontend
-        run: |
-          npm run dev &
-          echo $! > frontend.pid
-        env:
-          VITE_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
-
-      - name: Wait for frontend to be ready
-        run: |
-          for i in {1..30}; do
-            if curl -f http://localhost:5173 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Frontend is ready"
-              break
-            fi
-            echo "Waiting for frontend... ($i/30)"
-            sleep 2
-          done
-
       - name: Run frontend E2E tests
         working-directory: ./frontend
         run: npm run test:e2e
         env:
           VITE_API_URL: http://localhost:8000
 
-      - name: Stop servers
+      - name: Stop backend server
         if: always()
         run: |
           if [ -f backend.pid ]; then
             kill $(cat backend.pid) || true
             rm backend.pid
-          fi
-          if [ -f frontend.pid ]; then
-            kill $(cat frontend.pid) || true
-            rm frontend.pid
           fi
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